The Real Cost of a World-Wide Church
About three months ago, I was perusing the book of Faces and tasting its virtual tapas-bar of entertainment. Amidst the adorable baby videos, outraged political rants, and quizzes that look deep into my soul and tell me which kind of 90's fashion accessory I am, I...
Come Together Right Now, Over Me.
"So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another." Romans 12: 5 The new movie "Meet The Mormons" has gotten a lot of press lately. It certainly has made the rounds here in the Bloggernacle, with many conversations exploring the issues...
If you want to change the world, help a child
As you might have heard, the Rational Faiths community has adopted a Stake through the Liahona Children's Foundation. This means that we're collecting donations to help children in Cambodia have food and education. Click here to pitch in. Cambodia, I learned while...
34: LDS LGBT Suicide/Homelessness Awareness Action
Join Cami and Meg as they discuss this bold new action in which active, inactive and non-members can participate this Christmas Season. The first step for many is awareness. Cami and Meg walk through the statistics of the crisis afflicting the youth in Zion. Then they...
LDS Marriage in 2112
It does not say that other gendered marriages weren’t also essential. This was said before there was easy access to genetic adaptation of enucleating an egg and then implanting the combined DNA of people of the same sex. At that time, it is true that it took a man and woman to create a child. Thus the marriage between man and woman was highlighted.
The Answer to All the Hard Questions
While they boil “the answer” down to a single question: “Do I trust God above everyone else?”….what I think they mean to say is, “Do I trust LDS priesthood authority above everyone else?” – John Dehlin reviews a problematic Ensign article
The Dance of Dissonance
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” James A. Baldwin Have you ever wondered what it would be like to make the body of Christ vomit? Have you...
Eyes that I might see
”That which is of God is light; and he that receiveth light, and continueth in God, receiveth more light; and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day.” Doctrine and Covenants 50:24 The Optic Nerves are the two most important cranial nerves in...
Sunstone Northwest 2014: A Photo Journal
INCLUSION AND INFLUENCE IN THE BORDERLANDS On Saturday, November 15, Cathy and I went to the Sunstone Northwest Symposium. This year it was held at the Ranier Valley Community of Christ Church in Seattle. We were able to meet old and new friends. The following are...
Love Conquers the Multiverse
I believe God evolved. I believe in Gods within Nature, even if I don't understand fully what that means. I believe that new Gods can emerge from this Nature simply through obeying the natural laws needed to arrive at that state. I believe that God once was as we are...
33: Way Below The Angels
Way Below the Angels: The Pretty Clearly Troubled but Not Even Close to Tragic Confessions of a Real Live Mormon Missionary is BYU History professor Craig Harline's most recent published personal history. It is a memoir of Craig's mission years, leaving from Fresno...
The Question of the Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount[1] holds a special place in the Christian canon. So many scholars, thinkers, and writers have commented on its verses that, according to Hans Dieter Betz, a “complete account of the history of the exegesis of these texts does not exist at the...
The Temple Recommend: Admission to the House of the Lord
Since the days of the Exodus, the people of God have been instructed to seek divine audience on holy ground. From the first mentions of it in the Bible, we learn that this temple communion is so important that the House of the Lord was made portable. Moses led the...
Garments, Lies and Videotape
If deception is an art form, the LDS Church is fast becoming Botticelli. The people who brought you the Mormons-don’t-believe-they-get-their-own-planet canard are at it again. And this time, it’s about the temple. In a recently released video (and accompanying essay)...
Join with us in supporting Ta Khmau: The RF Liahona Children’s Foundation Stake
What we are Doing Rational Faiths along with the Cultural Hall Podcast is taking a step to help those who cannot help themselves. We have pledged to "Adopt a Stake" through the Liahona Children's Foundation. What this means is we are committed to raising enough money...
32: Scriptures: What are They Good For?
Living in a modern or postmodern world while remaining religious and dedicated to sacred texts becomes more and more problematic for many, since they feel like they are being pulled in two different directions. How can Mormons make sense of and use texts that (1) are...
LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
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